NCEA Level 3 Student Information2012 - King's College

English NCEA Level 3 Student Information, 2012
Aim
The Student’s aim is to attain up to 24
Credits in a Level 3 NCEA English
course which consists of:
• Three internal assessments of
Achievement Standards spread over
three terms (worth a maximum of 12
Credits); and;
• An end-of-year external examination
that assesses four Achievement
Standards (worth a maximum of 12
Credits).
The Importance of Attempting All
External Assessments
For entry to most courses, Universities now
require student results to include a fixed
number of NCEA external assessment
credits.
Students are therefore strongly advised to
complete ALL external assessments for
which they are entered, to the best of their
ability.
N.B. Merit or Excellence course
endorsements can assist entry to a
student’s preferred university course.
Course Endorsement provides recognition for
students who perform exceptionally well in
individual courses. It is in place across all
three NCEA levels. Students will gain an
endorsement for a course if, in a single school
year, they achieve:
• 14 or more credits at Merit or
Excellence, where
• at least 3 of these credits are from
externally-assessed standards and 3
credits from internally-assessed
standards.
Resubmissions and Reassessments
A re-submission opportunity will only be
offered once per Assessment. Get it right
first time. See Regulations following.
Derived Grade
In rare cases of a student’s public exam
result possibly being impaired by illness
or injury Students must note that practice
assessments may be used to generate a
derived grade (ie compassionate
consideration). Therefore, students must
achieve to the best of their ability in all
school-based assessments. Get it right first
time.
Course Endorsement
The Achievement Standards
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.1 90720 E Version 2
Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected style
Credits 4 Assessment Internal
This achievement standard requires developing and sustaining and / or supporting
idea(s) in an extended piece of writing, crafting controlled writing which creates effects
appropriate to audience, purpose and text type, structuring material in a way that is
appropriate to audience, purpose and text type, and using writing conventions
accurately. Two weeks class work culminating in an essay of +600 words.

Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.2 90721 Version 2
Respond critically to written text(s) studied
Credits 3 Assessment External
This achievement standard involves a previous reading and study of written text(s),
and developing a critical response, using supporting evidence. Four to eight weeks’
class work culminating in an essay of +600 words as preparation for the final exam.
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.3 90722 Version 2
Respond critically to Shakespearean drama studied
Credits 3 Assessment External
This achievement standard involves a previous reading and study of Shakespearean
drama, and developing a critical response, using supporting evidence. Four to eight
weeks class work culminating in an essay of +600 words as preparation for the final
exam.
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.4 90723 Version 2
Respond critically to oral or visual text studied
Credits 3 Assessment External
This achievement standard involves a previous viewing / listening to and study of oral
or visual text, and developing a critical response, using supporting evidence. Four to
six weeks’ class work culminating in an essay of +600 words as preparation for the
final exam
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.5 90724 Version 2
Respond critically to unfamiliar prose and poetry texts
Credits 3 Assessment External
This achievement standard requires responding critically to ideas and language
features in unfamiliar prose and poetry texts. Two to Four weeks of accumulated class
work as preparation for the exam; students will write short paragraph answers which
demonstrate comprehension and evaluation of language techniques.
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.6 90725 Version 2
Construct and deliver an oral presentation
Credits 4 Assessment Internal
2

This achievement standard requires construction and delivery of an oral presentation
using a range of appropriate presentation techniques.
Two to three weeks’ work will culminate in the delivery of a seminar /s speech on a
studied literature text. Ideas and techniques will be evaluated.
Subject Reference
Title
Level 3
English 3.7 90726 Version 2
Complete independent research on a language or
Literature topic and present findings in written form
Credits 4 Assessment Internal
This achievement standard requires independent research of a language or literature
topic, where the student is expected to propose research question(s), then present
findings in written form, based on selected information from a range of referenced
resources.
Two to Four weeks’ work will culminate in four 400 – 600 word essays which compare
texts for their ideas and language techniques.
These texts must be 3 x studied texts plus 1 personal reading/ viewing.
At least 2 texts used as sources MUST be written.
Shakespearean Plays 2012
Othello Henry V Much Ado
About Nothing
King Lear
The Merchant
of Venice

Y13 COURSE CALENDAR 2012
Term 1
1 1st - 3rd Feb Term Begins AS 3.5 Respond critically to unfamiliar prose and poetry texts.
2 6th - 10th Feb Swimming
3 13th - 17th Feb AS 3.2 Respond critically to written text(s) studied.
4 20st - 24th Feb Athletics
5 27th - 2th Mar
6 5th - 9th Mar Mid-Term Exeat
7 12th - 16th Mar
8 19th - 24th Mar
9 26th - 31st Mar Maadi AS 3.1 Produce an extended piece of writing in a selected
style.
10 2nd - 5th Apr AS 3.1 Re-submissions
Term 2
1 23rd - 27th April AS 3.3 Critical response to Shakespeare drama studied
2 30th -4th May
3 7th - 11th May Big House
4 14th - 18th May Literacy Week
5 21st - 25th May
6 28th - 1st Jun Junior Exams
7 4th - 8th Jun AS 3.6 Oral Presentations Introduction Mid-Term Exeat
8 11th - 15th Jun AS 3.6 Oral Presentations Present
9 18th - 22 Jun (Fri) AS 3.6 Oral Presentations – Re-submissions
Term 3
1 16th - 20th Jul AS 3.4 Respond critically to visual text(s) studied.
2 23rd - 27th Jul
3 30th - 3rd Aug
4 6th - 10th Aug
5 13th - 17th Aug
6 20th 24th Aug Revision - Unfamiliar prose and poetry texts.
7 27th - 31st Aug Revision of 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Mid Term Exeat
8 3rd - 7th Sep Senior Exams 5-14 Sept
9 10th - 14th Sep Senior Exams 5-14 Sept
10 17th - 21st Sep AS 3.7 Research - Introduction
11 24th - 28th Sep AS 3.7 Research – Collecting Resources
Term4
1 15th - 19th Oct AS 3.7 Research – Writing up of Final Report
2 22nd - 26th Oct Labour Day AS 3.7 Research – Re-submissions
3 29th - 2nd Nov Revision
4 5th - 9th Nov NCEA Exams Begin
5 12th - 16th Nov Junior Exams 23 rd -25 th Nov
6 19th - 23rd Nov
7 26th - 30th Nov
8 3rd - 7th Dec
For exam dates go to:
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/for-students/exams/examtt.html
For full details on Assessment Regulations go to:
http://www.kingscollege.school.nz/goto/AssessmentRegulations